The Small Street Sounds Filmmaking Competition

Since several of the Movies You Made series were shorts, I thought some GITS readers might find this interesting:

Call for Entries: The Smalls Street Sounds Filmmaking Competition

Independent filmmakers everywhere are invited to listen out for inspiration and compete with short films inspired by the sounds around us

The Smalls Street Sounds www.thesmalls.com/streetsounds, the groundbreaking new sound collaboration launched by The Smalls and Scion (www.scion.com), today opened the call for entries for its filmmaking competition.

Filmmakers, musicians and all artists are invited to make original short films inspired by one of the competition’s four themes and using sounds they discover inside the event’s interactive Sound Map. Sounds are being uploaded to the Sound Map by the public and The Smalls Street Sounds filmmaking competition now takes this internet-enabled artistic collaboration one step further by celebrating the relationship between original sounds and visionary storytelling.

Qualifying films must interpret one of the competition’s four themes — “The Street”, “A State of Mind”, “America”, or “The Unexpected” as well as use and credit three or more sounds that are sourced from the Sound Map. The Sound Map continues to grow and now includes a wide range of audio from across the United States. From the gentle purr of a cat in Los Angeles to the rhythmical San Francisco BART train, or the ear piercing hammering of a construction machine in New York City, the rich database is an inspiring resource for filmmakers who wish to participate in the Street Sounds filmmaking competition.

The deadline to submit is April 16th, 2010.

All who enter will see their films screened on www.thesmalls.com. After the public vote determines a shortlist, a distinguished panel of judges from the film, television and media industry selects the winners. The Smalls is dedicated to the discovery and promotion of new film making talent and the prizes reflect this commitment. In addition to having their film seen by some leading industry representatives, the winners will go on to see their talents celebrated in a full-page ad in Variety and win a digital camera.

“We believe in creating opportunities for up and coming creative talent to network and participate in events that challenge their artistic abilities and offer the chance of discovery”, says The Smalls Founder Anna Grund. “Forward thinking brands like Scion enable new and innovative artistic projects, which benefit not just artists and film makers, but all of us who get to enjoy the films, music and art that is created as a result.”

To learn more about The Smalls Street Sounds, visit www.thesmalls.com/streetsounds.

Questions about the competition or about submissions can be directed to streetsounds@thesmalls.com.

MAKE HISTORY.

BE PART OF THE WEB’S BIGGEST SOUND COLLABORATION.

JOIN THE SMALLS STREET SOUNDS.

About The Smalls

The Smalls is a curator of independent short film, committed to the discovery and promotion of new film talent through their community website, events and competitions.

To learn more, go to www.TheSmalls.com

Beyond the competition, it’s an interesting website where you can screen hundreds of short films, upload your own, even post your reel.